Magazine publishers often have campaigns to increase their subscribers by offering trial subscription from ₤1.00 with free gifts. We as consumers can take advantage of such promotions by signing up and canceling it before the next payment is due. As a result, we would receive a far more valuable free gift than our investment plus the magazine all delivered for free to our doorsteps. On the other hand, if you like the magazine, you can continue to subscribe it at cheaper than newsagent rates.

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Maxim is the biggest men's lifestyle magazine in the world. Why? Because Maxim is both sexy and smart. Every issue is packed with a winning blend of the hottest women from all over the world, side-splitting humour, the latest in fashion and the smartest new gadgets on the market.

If you have a passion for food, cooking and entertaining then try BBC Good Food Magazine. Gorgeously illustrated with mouth-watering photography, and bursting with great food and drink ideas, BBC Good Food Magazine is a sheer joy ... inside and outside the kitchen.

Saturday, March 18, 2006

If you like asking questions, you’ll love New Scientist. We bring you the new ideas that are changing our understanding of ourselves and our universe.

You’ll leave each issue of New Scientist informed, entertained and inspired. All subscribers get FREE access to the10-year online Archive.

The Spectactor

A weekly delight for anyone who loves good writing, contentious opinions and hard-hitting comment. Incisive, informative and irreverent, The Spectator brings you editorial features of incredible breadth and depth, regular columnists who delight, provoke, amuse and infuriate, and some of the funniest cartoons in print.

Prospect

“Simply the best of its kind” – Jonathan Dimbleby. Prospect is Britain’s most intelligent magazine of current affairs and cultural debate. A London–based magazine with an international mind, Prospect commissions the best writers from across the world and packages them in a monthly treat of essays, reportage, profiles, columns and fiction.

If you have a passion for food, cooking and entertaining then try BBC Good Food Magazine. Gorgeously illustrated with mouth-watering photography, and bursting with great food and drink ideas, BBC Good Food Magazine is a sheer joy ... inside and outside the kitchen.

With every issue of Sailing Today you'll discover how our passion for cruising is revealed through the magazines pages. There's practical boating advice, intrepid cruising stories, new and used boat tests, best buys on the latest boating gear, FREE pull-out charts & guides for popular harbours and ports, top tips on buying and selling your boat and much more.

Try Sailing Today with 3 issues for £1. If you’re not 100% happy, cancel 2 weeks after your 3rd issue and pay nothing. If you like what you see, your subscription will run at the LOW RATE of £7.99 every 3 issues, saving 20% on the normal shop price.

The Week is a unique digest bringing together the best of the British and foreign press. In just 35 succinct pages, it provides you with everything you need and want to know about world events. What's more it's a joy to read, keeping you informed as well as entertained.

Claim your 6 FREE issues with no obligation. If you decide The Week isn’t for you, simply cancel within 2 weeks after your sixth issue and you won’t pay a penny. But if you like what you see, you will SAVE 37% on the shop price, when you pay the LOWEST RATE of £16.25 every 13 issues by direct debit.

Every month, you'll discover the greatest writers from around the world, with investigations to open your eyes, true-life adventures to thrill you, advice to live by, health news to depend on, people to inspire you and humour to make you laugh out loud. For a world of wit and wisdom all packed into one little gem of a magazine, subscribe to Reader's Digest today!

Take a year of PokerPlayer (12 issues) for just £9.99 today and start getting every monthly information-packed issue hot off the press, and you’ll never miss an issue.

Taking a year of Poker Player for just £9.99 means you’ll be saving a massive 44% on the shop price!

PokerPlayer costs £1.50 for one issue in the shops but you can recieve your copies straight to your door, every month and save 44% with this offer. Act NOW to guarantee your year of PokerPlayer for just £9.99…

I am not to sure how long it will last. I have personally enjoy reading this magazine.

Maxim is the biggest men's lifestyle magazine in the world. Why? Because Maxim is both sexy and smart. Every issue is packed with a winning blend of the hottest women from all over the world, side-splitting humour, the latest in fashion and the smartest new gadgets on the market.

Try Maxim with 3 issues for £1 when you pay by direct debit. If you decide to continue your subscription after your 3rd issue, you'll pay just £11.97 every 6 issues - SAVE up to 39% on the shop price. However if you're not satisfied, simply cancel within 2 weeks after your third issues and pay no more than £1.

Cancellation can be done online through http://www.subsinfo.co.uk with your given password after registration.

Explore the world’s wonders in National Geographic… known around the globe for its compelling articles, and dramatic photography that portray the beauty, mystery and harsh realities of life on earth. With membership, you will enjoy an issue every month, including as many as 5 bonus poster-size maps.

The Terms:

YES! I'd like to subscribe to National Geographic for £9.00 for 6 issues - SAVING 60% on cover price. I must cancel and receive a full refund within 3 issues or my subscription will run on at the special rate of £14.50 every 6 issues thereafter.

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

PC Pro is the UK's biggest selling PC monthly magazine and your source of professional IT news, review and test. With every issue of the DVD edition you'll get free software, application and exclusive content.

Try PC Pro with 3 issues for just £1 when you subscribe by direct debit. If you're happy with PC Pro, you’ll pay just £19.99 every 6 issues - SAVING 33% on the shop price, or cancel 2 weeks after your third issue and pay no more than £1.

Take a year of InsideEdge (12 issues) for just £7.99 today and start getting every information–packed issue of InsideEdge delivered straight to your door, every month. Your copy will reach you hot off the press, and you’ll never miss an issue.

Taking a year of InsideEdge for just £7.99 means you'll be saving a massive 67% on the shop price! InsideEdge costs £1.99 for one issue in the shops but because we feel you're perfect for InsideEdge we're prepared to make you this once only deal. This offer will not be open forever — act NOW to guarantee your year of InsideEdge for just £7.99...

Monday, March 06, 2006

Get 3 issues of Men’s Fitness for £1, with free delivery to your door. That’s better than paying £3.40 for ONE issue in the shops! If you decide Men’s Fitness is not for you, simply cancel your order and pay nothing more than £1.

When I subscribed I receive a Men's Shaving Cream and Men's Facial Moisturizing Cream with my first delivery. I can't confirm what you will get this time around. Apparently when I subscribed, there were a limitation of free gifts for the first few subscribers.

To cancel your subscription, you may do it online. After your initial online registration, you will be given a username and unique password which you can use to manage your subscriptions online. I cancelled it online without the need of speaking to any operators last time. Cancel it straight away after you received your third issue. You should receive and e-mail reply confirming your cancellation. You do not have to give a reason to cancel.

Sunday, March 05, 2006

First of all, subscriptions listed on this blog are currently only available within the UK.

To receive your subscription, you will need a UK delivery address. It can be either your home address or workplace address. However, at times, your subscription may be rejected because of the address you use may be a communal address like a students halls of residence. Usually, such addresses are considered high risk addresses from a long history record of various residents and their dealings or maybe some other resident have requested for the same subscription. Publishers do limit the number of subscriptions they may send to a physical address to protect themselves as a cost cutting measure from sending duplicate subscriptions.

Usually, you will need a bank account that allows you to have direct debit facilities. By authorizing some company to direct debit your account is giving permission for the company to take an agreed sum periodically. Most publishers prefer this method as it cut costs on transaction fees and invoicing and it also saves time. Most common UK bank accounts offer such facilities. You must always ensure that you have enough money in your account for every debit or else the bank would charge you a hefty fee for failure to debit the required amount at the required time. If you have several bank accounts, it doesn’t matter which one you use as long as it is convenient for you to keep track on your payments. I would strongly suggest those that do not have online banking facilities to activate it. Activation is free and can be done at your local branches or through the online banking site. Online banking will make monitoring your account easier as it is accessible 24 hours.

Magazine publishers use several ways to promote their magazine to increase their subscription base. They often offer trial subscriptions with free gifts in hopes that the subscribers would try out their magazine and stay with them. We as smart consumers can take advantage of such offers by signing up and then cancelling it before the next payment is due. As a result, we would receive a far more valuable free gift than our investment plus the magazine all delivered for free to our doorsteps. On the other hand, if you like the magazine, you can continue to subscribe it at cheaper than newsagent rates.

In simpler terms:

Publisher Aim

- To get more customers to stay hooked up with their magazine by hoping that they do not cancel their direct debit or subscription.- To get a wider readership, distribution and higher statistics for their company to charge higher rates to advertisers.

Our Aim

- To grab free gifts from every trial subscription there is and uses it personally or as gifts and cancelling it at the end of the trial period.- Repeating the above steps over and over again and enjoy it.

What Will This Blog Do?

We aim to teach you the tricks of the trade with some tips and search the web for the latest subscription offers there is and list them here. We will put up instructions on what you will need to subscribe and how to cancel your subscriptions.